hello everyone! was just wondering where you would like to work after you get your degree? hospital, ltc....dr office.....and why????
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i know i definetly do not want to work in a hospital. i think i would enjoy a ltc. just because for some reason i just love our elders. it would be nice to see the same faces everyday, and actually know who you are taking care of. the only drawback to this is the hours, and i have three small children and my husband works from 3pm-11pm, and we try to make sure that one of us are home with the kids. so.....for this reason, i do think that i will apply at a dr office. just because the hours are so convient, and no weekends. but on the other hand....i want experience, and im not sure, but i could be wrong....you wont get to see half of the stuff you would see in the hospital in a dr office...ya know???? anyway.....post where you wanna work and why.
Started NS with the idea of only being an ER or Flight Nurse and nothing less.....well......2 years later and I'm graduating in 5 weeks and I'm not going to be either...at least for now. I'm going to start on a Medical Cardiac floor which is getting ready to have a step down unit on it as well so my experience is going to be vast and very busy.
I was one of these that HATED the idea of M/S nursing thru school too.
I started out thinking ER, OR or ICU. But now, halfway through, I have my heart set on hospice! I know it sounds weird, but I love end of life care. I will probably have to work in a hospital on a med/surg floor before I have enough experience to go into hospice, but I can put in my time!
At first I wanted to work in the ICU, but after experiencing hospice care, I think so far that is the place I want to be. It was such an amazing experience for me. I have my internship at a surgical hospital starting in January, so who knows, maybe the OR. I mean, it really all depends where I feel the most comfortable. I like med surg too and working on the vent unit. It has been one of the most difficult nursing experiences for me, but I have seen soooo much on the vent floor, so I think the experience there would be unmatched for me as a new grad. Who knows though...my nursing experience isn't over yet:)
I came into this without a clear picture, but thought maybe OR, ER or ICU however I kind of like the med surg floor. I also am inching away from OR because I am worried that it may be hard to transfer to another unit after being in such a specialty enviornment (also some other concerns though it still is on the list of possibilities), but I have to say more and more I find myself interested in PACU. The idea of constant assessment, all sorts of surgical recovery, different anesthetics, NO FAMILIES (or so I have heard), fast paced enviornment, I think it combines a lot of the things I am interested in. Hopefully we will get a chance to rotate through this area even if just for one day.
I have my heart set on hospice! I know it sounds weird, but I love end of life care.
I'm seriously considering Hospice and Oncology nursing myself. It's not weird at all. What an impact you can make on your patients and their families....
Kiringat
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I want to go into the Peace Corps, and work med-surg during the 9-12 months it takes for applications to go through.